THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME

Josef Beran

Czech cardinal, professor and theologist (1888–1969)

Josef Beran has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists December 29, 1888 in Plzeň, Czech Republic.

Born

December 29, 1888

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: May 17, 1969

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Birthplace: Plzeň, Czech Republic
Professions: Catholic priest, theologian, Catholic bishop, writer, pedagogue, teacher, translator, archbishop, university teacher
Citizenship: Cisleithania, Czechoslovakia

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: December 29, 1888 (Czech National Authority Database; regional database of the Municipal Library of Hradec Kralove; Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana; Munzinger Personen; Integrated Authority File; The Fine Art Archive; Brockhaus Enzyklopädie; 3odboj.army.cz; Database of the Terezín Memorial) or December 28, 1888 (regional database of the Pilsen City Library).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

December 28, 1888

Precision: day · Rank: normal

Source: regional database of the Pilsen City Library

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Questions people ask

Where was Josef Beran born?

Josef Beran was born in Plzeň, Czech Republic.

When did Josef Beran die?

Josef Beran died on May 17, 1969.